MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. GOODSON

No. 13735.

345 S.W.2d 569 (1961)

MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellant, v. Steve GOODSON, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Rehearing Denied May 3, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Houchins, Anderson, Smith & Null, Victoria, for appellant.

Helm, Jones, McDermott & Pletcher, Houston, Arthur M. Green, Victoria, for appellee.


BARROW, Justice.

This suit is by Steve Goodson, appellee, against the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, appellant, to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused when a string of cars was "kicked" against a number of box cars where appellee was coupling air hoses. The suit was brought under the terms and provisions of the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51. The trial was to a...

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